The Barber of Seville

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Artist/Maker	John Archibald Austen (artist)
Place of origin	Britain (made)

Wood engraving, signed in pencil 'John Austen', and inscribed with title 'The Barber of Seville', and numbered '13/15'.

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Categories	Prints Illustration
Object type	Wood engraving
Title	The Barber of Seville (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Wood engraving Printing Ink Wood Engraving
Brief description	The Barber of Seville. Wood engraving by John Archibald Austen (1886-1948). Impression possibly of an unidentified illustration. 1930.
Physical description	Wood engraving, signed in pencil 'John Austen', and inscribed with title 'The Barber of Seville', and numbered '13/15'.
Dimensions	Height: 6.25in Width: 8in Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1951. London: HMSO, 1962.
Marks and inscriptions	'John Austen' (Signed in pencil) '13/15' (Inscribed with title and numbered)
Credit line	Given by Mrs R. F. Austen, widow of the artist
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1951 London: HMSO, 1962.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.52-1951

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O595021/the-barber-of-seville-wood-engraving-john-archibald-austen/

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